Tuesday, September 8, 2009

"Crack"er Addict

I recently purchased some crazy hot pepper jelly and wanted to snack on it with some cream cheese and crackers. Of course, I didn't have any crackers and was days away from my next shopping trip. I looked up this extremely easy recipe and I was back in business. These crackers were so much better than Saltines. You could serve them with a savory or sweet jelly and cream cheese or simply top them with slices of your favorite cheese.

and pulse until the mixture comes together in the food processor bowl and forms a ball.

2. Divide dough ball in half. Working with one half at a time, pat each into a rectangle. Roll rectangles paper-thin and carefully transfer each to its own baking sheet using a spatula to prevent tearing. Sprinkle with sea salt. Cut lightly (not necessarily all the way through) into 2-in. squares. (Cut off uneven sides or simply have some uneven crackers.)

3. Bake 10 minutes on bottom rack of the oven. Then move the pan to the top rack of the oven and continue baking until dough is starting to brown but is still mostly white or golden, about 5 minutes. Let cool on pans. Break into crackers and serve.

Great job on the crackers and I love how easy it is to make! I recently made lavash crackers which called for yeast and rising, but these crackers would definitely save me some time since no yeast is involved. Thanks for posting!

I made your Sausage Cake this evening -- delicious! Loved, loved, loved it!!! We will definitely be having it again soon! (And since J's dog ate the rest of it and I only got one peice -- I'll be making it again soon!)

Oh looks delicious! I love making and eating crackers.Have you seen the "seedy crisps" by Alton Brown? They are delish, and I think you would like them. The recipe is on the foodtv website, if you can't find post a comment on my blog and let me know, I can send it to you!Ana